THE PILLBOX: NEW STATESMAN

A review in this weeks issue of the New Statesman by Neel Mukherjee.... 

'Hughes has captured something ineluctably English in the combination of seediness, violence, sensationlism and humour; the book's biggest effect, however is the resonance of the present-day story, which will leave at least one haunting question ringing in your head.'

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Latest project for the Folio Society an illustrated version of Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. I was very fortunate, no damn lucky to land this assignment and I expect that there are many others who will find fault with my interpretation. I imagine there will be a good few, in fact, hundreds of illustrators out there who would have given their right arm and leg to tackle the Cuckoo. I was the lucky one. Now on seeing the beautifully produced book I feel that I may have done it some justice but not completely. There is so much material, so much that I could've developed, to narrow it down to 12 illustrations or thereabouts was a difficult shout. Anyway here is one of the more sensitive pieces, not that I don't treat every piece with honesty and hopefully sensitivity. Chief Bromden speaks. The edition comes in a very elegant golden yellow slipcase/coffin. Commissioned by Sheri Gee.

The Pillbox: The SFX Review

The Pillbox: THE REVIEW!

Sunday Bloody Sunday. A John Schlesinger film, Murray Head. Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson...I saw it at the cinema in 1971. I am that old.

Sunday papers thing of the past? Not today. Unexpected and wonderful review in the Observer by Rachel Cooke. Thank you. Rachel Cooke. 

6:30am Monday bloody Monday. Reminder to self keep drawing. Don't give up. You should be working on a sequel.

The Pillbox:The Herald

The Herald. Scotland. Ask six questions. 

Comments: nil. I'm asking myself some questions...

THE PILLBOX: IT'S OUT!

IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND.

CREEPY. CREEPY SELF -PENNED PICTURE BOOK IS ON THE BOOK SHELVES FROM TODAY IF YOU CAN FIND IT IF YOU WANT IT THIS NASTY BUT TASTY GOOD SMELLING PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE. POCKET A COPY TODAY SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CARTOONIST DOODLE-IST  DESPERATE LAST THROW OF THE DICE DEATH RATTLE INK SPLURGE COMIC BOOK SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON IT. JUST FIFTEEN MINUTES AND POUNDS STERLING(APPROX)OF YOUR LIFE.  

IS THIS IT?

THIS IS IT......REALLY THIS IS ALL THERE IS PEGGY LEE? ANOTHER DAY JUST AN ORDINARY DAY ANOTHER DAY NO ONE ELSE ABOUT, THE COMPUTER HUM. JUST SOME BLACKBIRD SQUAWKING NOT SINGING. 

FOUR YEARS LATER. A BOOK - SO WHAT?  

WHOSE FUNERAL NEXT?

The Pillbox: The hangover.

Full page from the 'graphic novel' - which I believe is published tomorrow Thursday 2 July, in the UK at least, 

by JONATHAN CAPE/Vintage. 

Based on truth. 

A distraction from the tennis maybe, it's too damn hot to be hitting balls with a racket, all that grunting.